6) which of the following occurrences is not dependent on gravity.
a) the moons orbiting of the earth
b) the earth orbiting of the sun
c) mars orbiting of the sun
d) all of the above or dependent on gravity

7) the sun appears to rise each morning in the west
a) true
b) false

8) the north pole is in daytime for several weeks at a time with no nighttime
a) true
b) false

9) which ancient society first coined the first astronomy and contributed important early work and this discipline
a) vikings
b) greeks
c) indus
d) romans

10). when the sun earth and moon are position to form a right triangle high tides are lower than normal
a) true
b) false

11) during equinox a number of daylight hours and nighttime hours are nearly equal all over the world.
a) true
b) false

12). what is the approximate speed of rotation of earth equator
a) 1,000,000 miles per hour
b) 100,000 miles per hour
c) 1,000 miles per hour
d) 100 miles per hour

13) solstices occur four times per year during summer fall winter and spring
a) true
b) false

14) the sun and the stars do not move
a) true
b) false